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GCP – Next ‘21 – Your guide to Google Cloud Security sessions
Google Next ’21 is just a few days away! We have an exciting lineup in the security track that will help you understand the Google Cloud security offerings available to protect your employees and assets, intellectual property, users, and brand. Thesecurity track at Next ’21 includes a security spotlight session, breakout sessions, panel discussions, hands-on […]

GCP – LOVOO’s love affair with Spanner
Editor’s note: In this blog, we look at how German dating app LOVOO broke up with its monolith system for a microservices architecture, powered in part by the fully managed, scalable Cloud Spanner. Founded in 2011, LOVOO is one of Europe’s leading dating apps, available in 15 languages. We currently employ approximately 170 employees from […]

GCP – Artifact Registry for language packages now generally available
Using a centralized, private repository to host your internal code as a package not only enables code reuse, but also simplifies and secures your existing software delivery pipeline. By using the same formats and tools as you would in the open-source ecosystem, you can leverage the same advantages, simplify your build, and keep your business […]

GCP – Migrating your Data Warehouse to BigQuery? Make sure to unit test your BigQuery UDFs with Dataform
When you’re migrating to BigQuery, you have a rich library of BigQuery native functions available to empower your analytics workloads. You can also extend this existing set of functions with your own user-defined functions (UDFs). Because we’re human and we all make mistakes, it’s a good idea to write unit tests to validate that your […]

GCP – Apache Cassandra on Anthos: Scaling applications for a global market
Your users are everywhere. Meeting them where they live and work requires scaling your experience, not just in data size and processing power, but also geographically. Scaling for a global market needs successful cloud-native delivery, cutting-edge management tools, and new approaches that can efficiently handle distributed, hybrid, and even multi-cloud environments. Successful Hybrid/Multi/distributed applications provide […]

GCP – TC partners with Google Cloud to put the power of investing into the hands of everyday Brazilians
When investing in stocks, access to timely, accurate information can make the difference between success or failure. With so many factors impacting markets, everyday investors need trusted information they can count on—something that was particularly challenging for Brazilians. Five years ago Israel Massa, Rafael Ferri, and I founded TC (formerly TradersClub), an online community that […]

GCP – Google Cloud joins forces with EDM Council to build a more secure and governed data cloud
Google Cloud joins the EDM Council to announce the release of the CDMC framework v1.1.1. This has been an industry wide effort which started in the summer of 2020, where leading cloud providers, data governance vendors and experts worked together to define the best practices for data management in the cloud. The CDMC Framework captures expertise […]

Azure – Reminder: Azure Service Management API for Messaging Services will be retired on 1 November 2021
Transition to Azure Resource Manager by 1 November 2021. Read More for the details.

GCP – Training more than 40 million new people on Google Cloud skills
Around the world, organizations across multiple industries are in the midst of digitally transforming their businesses. For many, the COVID-19 pandemic only accelerated things. These digital transformations are already impacting the way we work and live, from enabling more sustainable, carbon neutral growth; to creating new business models shaped by artificial intelligence; to allowing unprecedented […]
Azure – General availability: Azure Sphere version 21.10 expected on Oct. 20, 2021
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period for 21.10 provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing. Read More for the details.